The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Often side-lined as the stage where distillers are merely looking for maximum alcohol yield, we instead choose to focus on it. By running small-scale wash fermentations to establish the flavors and alcohol created by various yeast strains, we then scale up our favorite washes, running each for a two-week period.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 4, 2024

John Walker’s son, Alexander Walker originally created Johnnie Walker Black Label Alexander Walker was responsible for many innovations at Johnnie Walker, including the square bottle. This decision was initially made to enable more bottles to be packed in a small space for transport during export, and to reduce breakages.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 27, 2024

The Effect of Weather on Maturation You will notice from the table above, that scotch whisky has a minimum maturation period of three years. By contrast, bourbon has no minimum maturation period, unless it is going to be ‘straight bourbon whiskey’ or ‘bottled in bond straight bourbon whiskey’.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

It’s still entirely possible to find outstanding scotch whiskies for under £100, with plenty of impressive options available. Although scotch whisky prices have reached record highs, many distilleries remain dedicated to offering excellent bottles at accessible price points.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 10, 2024

However, despite the accessibility of The Glenlivet ’s modern core range, the distillery has also seen a number of old and rare bottlings hit the secondary market. One such bottling is The Glenlivet 1955 27 Year Old Duthie For Samaroli. The bottle is also notable for the involvement of scotch-bottling legends Samaroli and Duthie.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 4, 2024

So, let’s take a look at every 50 year old whisky that The Macallan has ever bottled. Interested in learning about the oldest Macallan whisky ever bottled? Additionally, the climate in Scotland (generally on the cooler side) means that alcohol evaporates from the cask more easily than water does.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Bottled at cask strength, it offers a refreshingly unique profile, with vibrant pineapple notes and cask spice. When The Dalmore released the King Alexander III it was the first ever bottle of whisky to feature six separate cask maturations across the liquid. It’s certainly worth exploring if you can get your hands on it.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And what are the differences between bourbon vs. whiskey? There are numerous different types of American whiskey including bourbon, straight, blended, light, oat, rye, wheat, malt, rye malt, corn, and spirit. For clarity, let’s focus just on bourbon, straight bourbon whiskey, and bottled-in-bond straight bourbon whiskey.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Despite this, there’s widespread uncertainty about whether whiskey is gluten free amongst consumers, with confusion increasing due to different allergen labeling laws across markets. Should Whiskey Bottles Be Labeled As ‘Gluten Free’? Gluten free allergen labeling laws for whiskey differ between the United States and UK/EU.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 16, 2024

The tasting sheet focuses on each aspect of a whisky, such as sight, nose complexity, aroma intensity, balance, palate complexity, alcohol, balance, and finish quality. The goal of the competition is to simply find the best whisky in the world and acknowledge it, regardless of how attainable the bottling is.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 18, 2024

However, variety is the spice of life, and as tasty as bourbon is other products in the whisky and spirits world will probably get your pulse racing as fast as a bottle of George T. But it is down to a lot more than some clever marketing and the nicest-looking bottle on the planet (in my opinion). That takes some effort. BUY NOW: $275.06

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

In an innovative collaboration, American actor Nick Offerman has partnered with Islay’s oldest distillery, Lagavulin , to release a series of limited Offerman Edition bottlings. A Lagavulin Offerman 2 nd Edition bottling followed in 2021, launched for the US market and distillery visitors. Finish: A gentle chili spice to finish”.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 26, 2024

The Jura 1975 Matthew Forrest #2620 In the recently published 46th Edition of The Scotch Whisky Industry Review , by Alan Gordon, Jura is named as the best-selling single malt scotch whisky in the UK, with a 7.8% Certainly, living in the UK myself, I always notice the bottles of Jura on the shelves when walking around the supermarket.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 31, 2024

A few of the examples that I’ve listed below are releasing some of the strongest core range bottles. Ardnamurchan Owned by The Adelphi Bottling Company, Ardnamurchan was always going to be a really strong product from the get-go. These are certainly distilleries to pay attention to if you think you’ve had and tried everything before.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This Glen Scotia whisky was distilled in 1973 and bottled in 1999, the same year that Glen Scotia reopened under Loch Lomond Distillers following two periods of closure in the 1980s and 90s. There were two versions of this bottling release: one bottled in 1996 and one bottled in 1999. The new plant continued as Clynelish.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 12, 2024

How To Get Around It’s important to remember that Scotland has a strict zero-alcohol drink-driving policy, meaning you can’t even take a sip of whisky and drive. With hundreds of bottles on offer, there’s something to suit everyone’s taste. Fines, penalty points, and bans are at risk if you do.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 17, 2024

This is technically correct, as it is just a contraction of the word ‘Scottish’, and will be seen on most scotch whisky labels. It is just an easier way to refer to whisky distilled, matured, and bottled in Scotland, according to the rules promoted by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Does it distinguish between the two?

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Photo by SJ via www.unsplash.com Flavor Profiles of Whiskey One of the defining aspects of whiskey is its diverse range of flavor profiles. From the warm caramel notes of bourbon to the robust smokiness of Islay Scotch, whiskey caters to a wide spectrum of palates. Yes, please!

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 13, 2024

Prohibition resulted in rising corruption and the growth of organised crime to meet the illicit demand of America’s alcohol consumers. The closure and loss of the United States’ domestic bourbon and American rye whisky distilleries created a supply void that the scotch whisky industry sought to fill.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

While splurging on a bottle of aged single malt or a rare release might be out of reach, there’s no need to despair. You may be asking yourself why they need or want to do this, but regarding higher strength and cask strength whisky, sometimes you want those flavors but without the power of those natural alcohols.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 20, 2024

Renowned across the world for its signature flavours of iodine and smoke, Laphroaig embodies what we think of when it comes to Islay scotch whisky. Elsbach & Co US Import bottlings, have inspired excitement amongst collectors and enthusiasts for decades. As a result, Ian Hunter was frequently travelling abroad on sales trips.

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